The arson case of nine elders of Perai Tenda being detained at Janjangbureh prison was mentioned at Basse Magistrates Court and then transferred the high court in Basse, according to sources.
The people of Perai in URR have been railing at the continued detention of their elders; this sparked a petitition by the people of the village to the Inspector General of Police demanding the release of the elders.
Youth of Perai Tenda and Waliba Kunda squared off on July 5 over a land which both villages claim ownership of. Many were injured during the violence which saw machetes, knives and sticks deployed. The elders were arrested and detained shortly after.
Sources have now told The Fatu Network the case of the elders was first mentioned at the Magistrates Court in Basse where it was transferred to the high court there for trial.
The country’s top courts are however on vacation but sources say an attorney for the suspects have filed a bail application and hearing for bail could take place as early as next week.
